Les Petits Riens

Did you know that 2,144,000 Belgians, or 18.7% of the population, are at risk of poverty and social exclusion ?  In Brussels, this risk is multiplied by two: 38.8% of Brussels residents are at risk of poverty... 🙏 Les Petits Riens have decided to take these figures seriously by committing themselves to various social fronts... and we'll tell you how!

Les Petits Riens is a social economy organization (created in 1937!) whose mission is to support people in difficulty so that they can gain autonomy in a sustainable way. They thus develop social actions in the areas of accommodation, housing, social services, employment and training to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people in our society. 🤲💛

Among their social projects, we find a restaurant and a social café, accommodation for the homeless, transitional social housing, home 🏡 support, learning a trade within the Petits Riens, budgetary, legal and material assistance, cultural and sports activities and finally, medical aid with health check-ups and medical and psychiatric follow-ups... 👨 ⚕️ A wide range of actions to face the new challenges imposed (unfortunately) by poverty and exclusion in Belgium today.

But that's not all: their activities of collecting, sorting and selling second-hand goods, in addition to their positive environmental impact , also support the socio-professional integration of nearly 500 people each year. Indeed, Les Petits Riens offers the apprenticeship of a trade within the non-profit organisation itself, training workshops in electromechanics, a training and employment space,... A virtuous circle that warms our hearts! 🤗